Evening Roundup, July 11
Featuring Jen, Carlos Espina, & Juan Proaño; Meghan Houser; Contrarians' Summer Reading List, Frederic J. Frommer, The Democracy Movement, Ruben Bolling, Emily Beyda, and our Pet of the Week!
Jen live w/ Juan Proaño and Carlos Espina
Jen Rubin, Juan Proaño, and Carlos Eduardo Espina discuss ICE terrorizing immigrant communities, the need for civic education, & the crucial value of Democrats reaching wider, more diverse platforms
Puppet Theater
“Fake AI voice impersonating Secretary of State Marco Rubio contacts foreign ministers and US officials” was not on my 2025 bingo card. But on second thought, this is one of the least surprising headlines of Trump round two. If someone was trying to juice the odds of this headline appearing, they did a bang-up job.
What the Contrarians are Reading This Summer
Summer is the season for reading, whether you’re doing it by the pool, on an airplane, or from the comfort of an air-conditioned living room. Learn what the Contrarians are reading this summer, and share your recommendations with us!
The MLB All-Star Game that featured two Black starting pitchers – for the first and only time
By Frederic J. Frommer
Going into the 1971 All-Star Game, two pitchers appeared to be locks for starters. The American League’s best pitcher was twenty-one-year-old sensation Vida Blue of the Oakland A’s, who sported a 17-3 record and a 1.42 ERA. Over in the National League, Pittsburgh Pirate Dock Ellis was nearly as dominant, at 14-3 with a 2.11 ERA.
The Contrarian covers the Democracy Movement
Every day (Monday-Friday), we’ll update this space with protests, signs, and other public demonstrations against the actions of the administration. Keep checking to see how Americans all across the country are protecting and defending democracy.
Tom the Dancing Bug
Follow Ruben Bolling on Substack here; Join Tom the Dancing Bug’s Inner Hive here; and here is the Tom the Dancing Bug website, with information about the new book, “It’s the Great Storm, Tom the Dancing Bug!"
On-the-go pancakes
Take it from an expert in unreasonable ambition: You’ll come up with all kinds of grand schemes for future parenting in the foggy era before your baby first arrives. I have a friend who started online French lessons with the ambitious idea of getting enough of her high school language skills back to master dual-language baby talk, and another who...
How do I attach a picture of my Akirri, for pet of the week consideration
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